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a few hurricanes and sandy was a hurricane for a while and whatever you call but called it afterwards is an interesting debate or go we are talking about manhattan. i want you to think about this. people are talking about sea level rises in inches and maybe a foot over decades. sande produced storm surges of three to four meters or over 12 feet in one of the most densely populated areas in the united states. and everybody says, i didn't think was going to happen. i'm like well i have got pictures in the 30s when they were flooding the subways that then. it just doesn't happen very frequently. we have hospitals and all of their imaging equipment in the basements. it makes since when he don't deal with storms every year. it's much easier to shield antiwar statistically isolated and it's a great to put that type of equipment. now if you were getting hurricanes every five or six years she would not have built it there but you haven't had a storm system. it made perfect since when you did it. we are not going to rebuild it this way so this is the last part from the science perspective. her
a few hurricanes and sandy was a hurricane for a while and whatever you call but called it afterwards is an interesting debate or go we are talking about manhattan. i want you to think about this. people are talking about sea level rises in inches and maybe a foot over decades. sande produced storm surges of three to four meters or over 12 feet in one of the most densely populated areas in the united states. and everybody says, i didn't think was going to happen. i'm like well i have got...
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when sandy hit, the amount that
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so super storm sandy in the midwest and impact on agriculture, bodleian flyers, the earthquake, tsunami and it clear reactor accident in japan last year, haiti earthquake. the list is long and worrying. in 2011, we had more disasters in the united states costing over a billion dollars. in fact, even more disasters, but not quite as many in 2012. the drought is super storm are hugely expensive. so disasters are happening with greater frequency, greater severity and absolutely with much, much greater cost. so we are here over the next three days to work across traditional boundaries to connect scientists as part tichenor's, with policymakers from the international to the local level, with conservation organization, with corporations and it is our belief that only, i want to emphasize only by working together can we solve these immense challenges that face us. and the costs are not simply financial, but as we tragically know, and many, many lives are lost in these disasters. and so, if we can come up with just one useful idea in the next three days, the benefit, even if it's only one life
so super storm sandy in the midwest and impact on agriculture, bodleian flyers, the earthquake, tsunami and it clear reactor accident in japan last year, haiti earthquake. the list is long and worrying. in 2011, we had more disasters in the united states costing over a billion dollars. in fact, even more disasters, but not quite as many in 2012. the drought is super storm are hugely expensive. so disasters are happening with greater frequency, greater severity and absolutely with much, much...
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hurricane sandy, i hope, reminded us of that. already sea level rise is up about 8 inches over the past century. now, these changes are very evident to rhode islanders. we've been monitoring the ocean for centuries. just outside narragansett barricks the crew of the brenton reef ship took measurements between 1878 and 1942. we've been at this a while. alarmingly, the modern temperature record from points around narragansett pay shows that since the 1960's, the annual temperature in narragansett bay has increased about 4 degrees fahrenheit. this has real life effects, crushing our winter flounder fishery, for instance. for instance. long-term data from the hide gauges in new port, rhode island, show an increase in average sea level of nearly 10 inches since 1930, and the rate of sea level rise at newport is accelerating, too. in southern rhode island, local erosion rates doubled, from 1990 to 2006. and some of our freshwater wetlands near the coast are already transitioning to salt marsh. oceans warm and expand. snow, glaciers, an
hurricane sandy, i hope, reminded us of that. already sea level rise is up about 8 inches over the past century. now, these changes are very evident to rhode islanders. we've been monitoring the ocean for centuries. just outside narragansett barricks the crew of the brenton reef ship took measurements between 1878 and 1942. we've been at this a while. alarmingly, the modern temperature record from points around narragansett pay shows that since the 1960's, the annual temperature in narragansett...
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host: michael, how much of what happened at sandy hook filtered down to your six-year-old? caller: the day i went to go pick him up, i have to say, if you're not a parent -- even if you are a parent and you saw what happened and you went to go pick your child up, me, personally, walking to the school, you always have it in the back of your mind or at least i did have it in the back of my mind and makes you think, what could happen. could be thinking about doing things like this. it made go on with the rest of my day. however, i did think about the repercussions of what happened. like i say, it's a very, very tough issue all the way around and once again it's just responsibility. we all have to be responsible. that's where it starts. host: michael in norfolk, virginia. barbara is a retired teacher in sumner, washington. good morning. caller: good morning, peter, and thank you for c-span. i'm still in education and i visit a lot of schools still with contracts, although i'm not in my own classroom. i would love and appreciate police presence. we go into these schools and we h
host: michael, how much of what happened at sandy hook filtered down to your six-year-old? caller: the day i went to go pick him up, i have to say, if you're not a parent -- even if you are a parent and you saw what happened and you went to go pick your child up, me, personally, walking to the school, you always have it in the back of your mind or at least i did have it in the back of my mind and makes you think, what could happen. could be thinking about doing things like this. it made go on...
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got shaken out after sandy. excellent report, the insurance companies look strong. they're strong in auto, even in business insurance itself. pricing looks good here. i think this is very favorable also for aig potentially. >> okay. and a big drop for gas clouds. that's right. here's the story that's causing a pretty big stink over europe. people awoke to the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs and sweat. i it's being attributed to a gas leak and now it's spread over 220 miles and has been dubbed the great french stench. >>> all right, coming up on the half, the biggest names in finance and politics are meeting in davos and we have the hottest trade there. you asked for it on twitter. our traders are standing by with four plays on four stocks so you can make your next move when we come back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it was designed to escape the ordinary. it feels like it can escape gravity. ♪ the 2013 c-class coupe. ♪ starting at $37,800. ♪ starting at $37,800. you know it can be hard to lbreathe, and how that feels.e, copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphy
got shaken out after sandy. excellent report, the insurance companies look strong. they're strong in auto, even in business insurance itself. pricing looks good here. i think this is very favorable also for aig potentially. >> okay. and a big drop for gas clouds. that's right. here's the story that's causing a pretty big stink over europe. people awoke to the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs and sweat. i it's being attributed to a gas leak and now it's spread over 220 miles and has been...
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. >>> the senate will vote monday on whether to provide help to victims of superstorm sandy. that little about provide more than $50 billion in emergency relief. lawmakers from new york, new jersey and connecticut say the money is desperately needed to help rebuild homes and businesses. but fiscal conservatives want an equal amount of spending cuts to avoid adding to our national debt. >>> 6:10. the force is with a new "star wars" film that's coming out. the big name director that's jumping on board. >> and a teen's dramatic rescue from a deadly flash flood. the tense moments a worker nearly drowned trying to save him. >> and coordination is a must on every football field. some 49er players putting their fancy footwork to the test it. it coming up. >> and move over. it looks like aleah ward may be giving the 5-year-old rapper a run for her money being the cutest 49er fan. she is rocking her jersey on game day. keep showing us your 49ers pride. we know you have photos. send them to us at news@kpix.com or upload them to our website, cbssf.com. there's this island -- and it's go
. >>> the senate will vote monday on whether to provide help to victims of superstorm sandy. that little about provide more than $50 billion in emergency relief. lawmakers from new york, new jersey and connecticut say the money is desperately needed to help rebuild homes and businesses. but fiscal conservatives want an equal amount of spending cuts to avoid adding to our national debt. >>> 6:10. the force is with a new "star wars" film that's coming out. the big name...
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but when you exclude the items related to pension costs and to super storm sandy, the telecoms are only at 44 cents a share. revenue and subscriber growth, they were better than expected as the company sold 8.6 million iphones. at&t pays a big subsidy after it sells. but over the long-term, they are expected these iphones to help things out. ceo randall stevensson says the company is eyes oversees growth opportunities. if you take a look at shares at at&t, that stock at this point trading at 33.75. >> at&t, that stock is a 5% yielder. 5.3%. let's get to andrew at the world economic forum. and he seemed like he was champing at the bit to get this news out. and i'm not really sure what -- >> it better be good. >> first of all, it's a busy day here in davos. we have a big show for you. we have lloyd blank fine coming up at 8:00. those are the big things happen here on squawk. we also have. >> news for you, mario draghi making some comments that a lot of people are paying attention to this morning. an upbeat speech he gave, pretty optimistic. some people calling it a bit of a mystery lap, t
but when you exclude the items related to pension costs and to super storm sandy, the telecoms are only at 44 cents a share. revenue and subscriber growth, they were better than expected as the company sold 8.6 million iphones. at&t pays a big subsidy after it sells. but over the long-term, they are expected these iphones to help things out. ceo randall stevensson says the company is eyes oversees growth opportunities. if you take a look at shares at at&t, that stock at this point...
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when we had a disaster like hurricane sandy that hit the whole east coast -- people have been warning for years with the rising sea levels, the more intense storms, the climate change that we have to get our infrastructure right. we thought we found that out from hurricane katrina. of course, we did nothing because our government is not responding to any of the major challenges we have in this country. the idea, starting around 1981, was to starve the beast, so- called, to just get the size of the government down. one of the problems we have is an underclass that cannot find its way out and no longer has any kind of helping hand. >> i think jeffrey sachs just shanked you. and being funny. i thought i heard him say that one of the mistakes we made was back in the 1980's when you were around and running things. one of the mistakes was making our priority all about shrinking government. >> jeffrey sachs and i have a fundamental disagreement, and i suspect most of this panel will have a fundamental disagreement about a couple of facts. it is a fact that this coming march is the 49th anniv
when we had a disaster like hurricane sandy that hit the whole east coast -- people have been warning for years with the rising sea levels, the more intense storms, the climate change that we have to get our infrastructure right. we thought we found that out from hurricane katrina. of course, we did nothing because our government is not responding to any of the major challenges we have in this country. the idea, starting around 1981, was to starve the beast, so- called, to just get the size of...
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only 38 of my republican colleagues voted for the hurricane sandy relief. only 85 of their members voted to provide tax cuts to the middle class. when it comes to pushing our country over the brink, they're all in. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. camp: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from ohio, the speaker of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bayne -- the speaker: let me thank my colleagues for yielding and ask my colleagues to vote for the no budget new york pay act. the premise here is simple. it says that there should be no long-term increase in the debt limit until there's a long-term plan to deal with the fiscal crisis that faces our country. every hard working taxpayer in america knows that they have to do a budget. every hard working taxpayer understands that you expect continue to spend money you don't have. we are committed to continue to do a budget every year. and if you think about th
only 38 of my republican colleagues voted for the hurricane sandy relief. only 85 of their members voted to provide tax cuts to the middle class. when it comes to pushing our country over the brink, they're all in. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. camp: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from ohio, the speaker of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is...
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how many sandies do we need or record breaking temperatures? forests are burning in wyoming and colorado and mexico. this is a big problem and others have shown leadership on climate and i think the president joined them yesterday. >> thank you so much. >>> up next, they squared off on jeopardy and now chris matthews and robert gibbs face off again. and getting drunk here at the dublin in washington d.c. matthews versus gibbs straight ahead, plus the mayor joins the celebration. we'll be right back. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. [ male announc
how many sandies do we need or record breaking temperatures? forests are burning in wyoming and colorado and mexico. this is a big problem and others have shown leadership on climate and i think the president joined them yesterday. >> thank you so much. >>> up next, they squared off on jeopardy and now chris matthews and robert gibbs face off again. and getting drunk here at the dublin in washington d.c. matthews versus gibbs straight ahead, plus the mayor joins the celebration....
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when we had a disaster like hurricane sandy that hit the whole east coast -- people have been warning for years with the rising sea levels, the more intense storms, the climate change that we have to get our infrastructure right. we thought we found that out from hurricane katrina. of course, we did nothing because our government is not responding to any of the major challenges we have in this country. the idea, starting around 1981, was to starve the beast, so- called, to just get the size of the government down. one of the problems we have is an underclass that cannot find its way out and no longer has any kind of helping hand. >> i think jeffrey sachs just shanked you. and being funny. i thought i heard him say that one of the mistakes we made was back in the 1980's when you were around and running things. one of the mistakes was making our priority all about shrinking government. >> jeffrey sachs and i have a fundamental disagreement, and i suspect most of this panel will have a fundamental disagreement about a couple of facts. it is a fact that this coming march is the 49th anniv
when we had a disaster like hurricane sandy that hit the whole east coast -- people have been warning for years with the rising sea levels, the more intense storms, the climate change that we have to get our infrastructure right. we thought we found that out from hurricane katrina. of course, we did nothing because our government is not responding to any of the major challenges we have in this country. the idea, starting around 1981, was to starve the beast, so- called, to just get the size of...